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172 Held in Police Swoop on Crime Dens in Riyadh
2005-03-24
Not specifically WoT raids, but likely part of a general cleanup?
A series of raids on commercial and residential premises in downtown Riyadh have led to the arrest of at least 172 people, mostly expatriates, allegedly involved in running gambling dens and selling or renting out fake and pornographic CDs. The raids also uneartherd two warehouses used for gambling by two different gangs besides a number of cozy rooms and shops used for illegal businesses like unlicensed telephone booths. "Raids are still continuing," said an eyewitness. So far, the raids have resulted in the seizure of 1.2 million fake, pirated and pornographic CDs, 200,000 obscene video cassettes besides forged iqamas and passports.
Posted by:Fred

#9  Deacon, you owe my employer a clean monitor. ;-)
Posted by: Jonathan   2005-03-24 4:12:33 PM  

#8  Sorry, fake porn is done with hand puppets.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2005-03-24 2:50:13 PM  

#7  Yeah, look for the Religious Police to be real scarce for the next few weeks...
Posted by: tu3031   2005-03-24 12:46:12 PM  

#6  So far, the raids have resulted in the seizure of 1.2 million fake, pirated and pornographic CDs, 200,000 obscene video cassettes besides forged iqamas and passports.

I'm sure they'll be a detailed review of the evidence by the proper authorities...
Posted by: Raj   2005-03-24 12:26:56 PM  

#5  They have dens? The wife won't let me have even a Barka lounger.

And... unlicensed telephone booths ??? Now there's a crime I've never heard of. Only in Soddi.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2005-03-24 10:42:37 AM  

#4  the Jihadi Imams told em where to look
Posted by: Frank G   2005-03-24 10:37:54 AM  

#3  Sounds to me like they've mainly targeted foreigners.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-03-24 8:15:45 AM  

#2  I can't stand for fake porn.
Posted by: sorry   2005-03-24 1:47:11 AM  

#1  They must have a heck of a customer base to carry such a large amount of stock on hand. Just how many perverted foreigners does the Magic Kingdom hire to run their oil business? I mean to say, it isn't possible that the Lions of Islam would indulge in such things, right?
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-03-24 1:18:39 AM  

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